Sealed with a Kiss

Today Thomas and I were in Albuquerque to visit his cousin. After our visit we took a little time to do some letterboxing. The first box that we searched for is a box by Wronghat. The name of this box really had us wondering if we should attempt it. The box is titled Stench. We had a nice walk along the Paseo del Bosque Bike Trail - it was a beautiful day in Albuquerque. Fortunately, we didn't encounter any stench except for the box. I am assuming the name came from where it was placed - right near a wastewater treatment plant. We only met up with about four people on our walk so it was easy retrieving the box and replanting the box. And thankfully there was a bench to sit on while stamping - all in all a nice walk along the Rio Grande.

From the bosque area we drove across town to the Elena Gallegos Picnic Area. We entered the park and made our way to the trailhead. We were looking for Domingo Baca's Kiss - this would be our second attempt - the first time we looked for the box it was missing and we were Kissed Off. PetroPunks replaced the box and we decided to look for it today. The walk to the rock outcropping where the box is hidden is pretty easy but getting up to the granite lips was a little challenging. We had to scramble over rocks and cacti to get there. We finally got to the lips and followed the new clues. We found the box right where it was suppose to be and boy were we thankful - the scramble up was a lot of work. So I stamped in and then rehid the box. We then leisurely made our way back to the car. It was time to head back to Santa Fe. We had a nice time in Albuquerque, enjoyed the Spring weather and found two great boxes.